In 2017, Arlington County, VA had a population of 230k people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $112,138. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Arlington County, VA grew from 226,092 to 229,534, a 1.52% increase and its median household income grew from $108,706 to $112,138, a 3.16% increase.

The population of Arlington County, VA is 62.3% White Alone, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.2% Asian Alone. N/A% of the people in Arlington County, VA speak a non-English language, and 87.4% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Arlington County, VA is $643,300, and the homeownership rate is 44.5%. Most people in Arlington County, VA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Arlington County, VA is 1 car per household.

Median household income in Arlington County, VA is $112,138. Males in Arlington County, VA have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,180. The income inequality in Arlington County, VA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Arlington County, VA have a median annual income of $112,138, which is more than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $108,706 in 2016, which represents a 3.16% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Arlington County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arlington County, VA is from Virginia.

0.478

2017 Wage GINI

0.477

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0649% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Arlington County, VA was Census Tract 1003 with a value of $208,542, followed by Census Tract 1004 and Census Tract 1037, with respective values of $200,417 and $195,625.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Arlington County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

8.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arlington County, VA (18.5k out of 227k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arlington County, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Arlington County, VA grew at a rate of 1.12%, from 142k employees to 144k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arlington County, VA, are Management Occupations (27,195 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (19,409 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (13,314 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arlington County, VA.

The most common jobs held by residents of Arlington County, VA, by number of employees, are Management Occupations (27,195 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (19,409 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (13,314 people).

Compared to other counties, Arlington County, VA has an unusually high number of residents working as Legal Occupations (5.56 times higher than expected), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (3.18 times), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (2.91 times).

The highest paid jobs held by residents of Arlington County, VA, by median earnings, are Legal Occupations ($144,622), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors ($106,961), and Management Occupations ($101,624).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Arlington County, VA grew at a rate of 1.12%, from 142k employees to 144k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arlington County, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (36,947 people), Public Administration (24,162 people), and Educational Services (12,111 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arlington County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Arlington County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The most common industries in Arlington County, VA, by number of employees, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (36,947 people), Public Administration (24,162 people), and Educational Services (12,111 people).

Compared to other counties, Arlington County, VA has an unusually high number of Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3.67 times higher than expected), Public Administration (3.6 times), and Management of Companies & Enterprises (1.97 times) industries.

92.2% of the population of Arlington County, VA has health coverage, with 68.4% on employee plans, 2.99% on Medicaid, 7.24% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.92% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Arlington County, VA was $7,556 in 2014. This is a 3.42% increase from the previous year ($7,306).

Primary care physicians in Arlington County, VA see 1356 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.99% increase from the previous year (1304 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1534 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 714 patients per year.

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Arlington County, VA was 34.4. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 33, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 40. But people in Arlington County, VA are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Arlington County, VA residents was 34.

As of 2017, 22.9% of Arlington County, VA residents (52.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Arlington County, VA was 22.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Arlington County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 87.4% of Arlington County, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Arlington County, VA was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Arlington County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 4.01 times more White Alone residents (143k people) in Arlington County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.7k Hispanic or Latino and 23.5k Asian Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Arlington County, VA as a share of the total population.

N/A% of Arlington County, VA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in Arlington County, VA was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of Arlington County, VA are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

In 2016, universities in Arlington County, VA awarded 4,838 degrees. The student population of Arlington County, VA is skewed towards women, with 5,659 male students and 8,023 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Arlington County, VA are White (1,552 and 33.6%), followed by Black or African American (1,356 and 29.3%), Asian (842 and 18.2%), and Hispanic or Latino (420 and 9.09%).

The median tuition costs in Arlington County, VA are $28,900 for private four year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Arlington County, VA were to White students. These 1,552 degrees mean that there were 1.14 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,356 degrees awarded.

The median property value in Arlington County, VA was $643,300 in 2017, which is 2.96 times larger than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $623,300 to $643,300, a 3.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Arlington County, VA is 44.5%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Arlington County, VA have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Arlington County, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$112,138

Median Household Income

± $2,139

102k

Number of Households

± 1,982

In 2017, the median household income of the 102k households in Arlington County, VA grew to $112,138 from the previous year's value of $108,706.

The following chart displays the households in Arlington County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

In 2017, the median property value in Arlington County, VA grew to to $643,300 from the previous year's value of $623,300.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Arlington County, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arlington County, VA the largest share of households have a property value in the $500k - $750k range.

This chart shows the households in Arlington County, VA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arlington County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Arlington County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arlington County, VA have 1 car, followed by 2 cars.

Using averages, employees in Arlington County, VA have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Arlington County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Arlington County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.